STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- An incident involving a truck near Clove Road is causing delays on the Staten Island Expressway westbound back to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

A dump truck is being towed at about 10 a.m. from where it is blocking the Clove Road exit ramp off of the expressway westbound. Police radio transmissions indicate that a fully loaded truck had a broken rear axle at about 9:15 a.m.

Lane closures are causing traffic to back up to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge toll booth.